LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21552, 25 July 1933, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

South Road Deviation Tho deviation on tho Great South Bond between Fokeno and Mercer has now been metalled, and is being tarscaled before being opened for traffic. Tho sealing work is well forward. L.he deviation gives an almost level road in place of tho road over Cronin's Hill. Motor-car Horns A suggestion for tho standardisation of motor horns and also that an cxtia horn should bo carried by cars travelling about the country was made at a meeting of tho Wellington Automobile Club. It was decided to include tho question in tho club's remits to tho annual conferenco of the North Island Motor Union at Auckland next month so that it could bo fully discussed. Hulk Towed to Great Barrier Advice received by tho Westport Coal Company states tho hulk Veritas was successfully beached at Tryphena. Great Barrier, on Sunday night. The vessel, which was formerly a barciuo and afterwards a coal hulk for 'it years, was purchased by Messrs. Media nd Brothers for breaking-up purposes. She was towed to Tryphena by the paddle tug L.vttelton, which left Auckland with the hulk in tow at 4.15 on Sunday morning. A Glider Tested Test flights of a secondary-type glider wore carried out at Morrinsville during the week-end. The machine was designed and constructed by its owner. Mr. F. Thomas, of Morrinsville. In spito of unfavourable conditions, several short, flights were made bv the owner, and also by Messrs. L. AVallis, G. F. Russell and J. Harkness, members of tho Auckland Gliding Club. Tho owner intends to carry out modifications before flying tho machine again. Distemper Among Dogs The prevalence of distemper is causing concern among Auckland dog fanciers at present. "Distemper is often difficult to diagnose," said if well-known breeder yesterday, " and the first symptoms are often similar to those of a common cold." With the slightest increase in the temperature of a dog, precautions against distemper should always be taken immediately. It had been proved that dogs reared on a good ■ disease-resisting diet, such as raw meat, ' generally survived the worst effects of the disease. Criminal Sessions Tho third quarterly criminal sessions of the Supreme Court in Auckland will open to-day before Mr. Justice Hcrdman and Mr. Justice Smith. Sixteen cases involving 20 persons have been set down for trial, and they are expected to occupy tho two Courts for ten days. Among the charges are ones of attempted murder, manslaughter, unlawful use of an instrument, and negligent driving so as to cause death. The charge to the grand jury will bo delivered by Mr. Justice Herdman. " The Age of Buttons " "The gramophone and the wireless are the cause of people ceasing to learn | music," said Mr. F. 'Moore, examiner I for the Royal Academy of Music, Lonj don, in an address to the Auckland i Rotary Club at Milne and Choyce's Re- | ception Hall yesterday. "This is tho | age of buttons," he said. "You press 1 a button and you go down in tho lift: ! you press another button and you go i home in your motor-car; you turn a ! knob or a handle and you listen to your , wireless and your gramophone. It is all much too easy." ' The Building Subsidy Although numerous applications for the Unemployment Board's building subsidy are being received at the Auckland offico of thf board,* the full effect of the scheme on the building trade has not yet become apparent. Most local bodies report slight increases in building permits issued during the month, mostly for alterations and repairs to houses, but they anticipate a more marked increase in the number of permits for new dwellings when applicants for the subsidy receive notices of approval from tho board. Mail From Overseas A large quantity of mail from overseas will be delivered at Auckland early tiiis week. The Aorangi arrived from Sydney yesterday morning with Australian mail. An English letter mail, which arrived at Wellington from London on Sunday by tho Tainui, reached Auckland by train yesterday morning. Another (51 bags of parcels, from the Tainui, will reach Auckland this morning by train, which is also bringing .IM bags of Knglish and American mail and 2!) bags of parcels, which arrived at Wellington from San Francisco yesterday morning by the Makura. Fewer Court Prosecutions Prosecutions in the Auckland j Magistrate's Court during the second j quarter of the year were considerably fewer than in the corresponding three ! months of ISKS2. In the period ended | .lune .10, totals of ."502 men and A!) I women were arrested, as against S-">7 | men and 80 women in the second quar- | tor last year. Jn addition, 1288 de- | fondants were summoned for various I alleged offences, including breaches of ] fradio regulations, a decrease of 100. ! There were also fewer cases in the j Children's Court, (58 boys and nine | girls being dealt with last quarter, j compared with 115) boys and 2o girls a l vear earlier.

Historic Days of Tension A vital stop in developments leading to the Cireat War occurred 1!) years ago to-day, on July 25, 15M I, when Austria-Hungary notified Servia that diplomatic relations had been severed. The official announcement, as issued to the public by the Government of Austria-Hungary, stated that the Servian reply to the Austro-Huiiga'rian Notes was inadequate, and that tho Servian Government had, at threo o'clock that afternoon, ordered tho mobilisation of the whole of its army. Tho position throughout Europe was extremely tense, a climax being reached with Austria-Hungary's formal declaration of war against Servia at noon on .Tuiy 28. City Boundaries Altered Slight alterations to the boundaries of the City of Auckland have been necessitated by recent reclamations carried out by the Auckland Harbour Hoard along the city waterfront and by small additions to the foreshore, between Mission Bay and St. Heliers, where it was necessary to encroach on the harbour when the waterfront read was being built. The reclaimed land which has been brought, within the confine* of the, city includes the new area to the west of Western Wharf, the block of land part of which was formerly occupied by Luna Park, and the area between the Mechanics' May boat harbour and the shoreward end of the eastern tide deflector. A slight deviation in the city boundary has been necessary to include land brought into the city by the diversion of Orakei Road to give access new concrete bridge over the Urakei Basin outlet.